Collapsible folding table with adjustable drawing-board and artist&#39;s easel.



L. S. COZZENS.

COLLAPSIBLE FOLDING TABLE WITH ADJUSTABLE DRAWING BOARD AND ARTIST'S EASEL.

. APPLICATION FILED APR. I, 1914. 1,142,673.

Patented June 8, '1915.

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Patented June 8, 1915.

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. L. S. COZZENS.

COLLAPSIBLE orums TABLE WITH ADJUSTABLE DRAWING BOARD AND ARTIST'S EASEL.

APPLICATION FILED APR. I, 1914- LOUIS S. COZZENS.OF FBEEPORT, NEW YORK.

COLLAPSIBLE FOLDING TABLE WITfl ADJUSTABLE nnawme-noann Ann an'rrspi's EASEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June a, 1915.

Application filed April 1, 1914. Serial No. 828,788.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS S. COZZENS, a

citizen of the UnitedStates, residin at Freeport, in the county of Nassau and tate of New York, have invented a new anduseful Collapsible Folding Table with Ad ustable Drawing-Board and Artists Easel, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a collapsible folding' table, with adjustable draw ng-board, and artists easel, which can be readilyfolded up in a small space, and the objects of the invention are, first, to provide a collapsible folding table; second, to provide a device by which drawing-board attached to such table may be inclined at any angle from horizontal to vertical position; third, to provide a device by which, drawing-board mav be I8\Ol"8d and automatically locked in normal positions; fourth, to provide an arrangement which shall permit the removal of drawing-board, or the substitution of board by drawing-board of similar or other dimensions; fifth, to provide an arrangement whereby drawin -table may be used, as an artists or draft any purpose for which such a device can be employed; sixth, to provide a shelf which can be folded up compactly with the table.

I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in'the accompanying drawings, in which- I Figure 1, is a perspective view of com plete drawing-table opened ready for draftmans use; Fig. 2, is a perspective view of complete drawing-table folded and collapsed, ready for storage or shipment; Fig. 3, is a top view of the collapsible folding table opened ready for use, but with drawing-board, drawing-board frame, and attached mechanism removed; Fig. 4, is a side view of collapsible folding table, folded and collapsed, shown in vertical section on the line 2, Fig. 3; Fig. 5, is a vertical section of the table on line 1, Fig. 3; Fig. 6, is a side view of the table corresponding with Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is a top view of frame upon which drawlng-board revolves; Fig. 8 is a vertical section of drawing-board frame on the line 3, Fig. 7, showing also upper part of table with legs and shelf removed; Fig. 9, is a front view of drawing-board frame in upright position for use as artists easel, showing also upper part of table with legs and shelf removed; Fig. 10, is a side view of mens easel, or for drawing-board frame corresponding with Fig. 9; Fig. 11, is an enlarged perspective view of drawing-board plate; Fig. 12 is an enlarged vertical section of drawing-board plate and its bushing taken on the line 4-5,

F ig. 13; Fig. 13 is a bottomview corresponding with Fig. 12, showing drawing-board plate, its bushing, spring and setscrew; F g. 14 is a side view corresponding with F1g. 13, showing drawing-board plate, its bushlng and spring partial section vertically on the line 4, Fig. 13.

Similar letters, refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The table frame 0, its side arms m, its legs d and 6, with connecting rod n, and braces g, constitute the collapsible folding table. The legs d are longer than e from connecting bolt (1), thus permitting d to fold back to a position on a line with legs 6, the rod 12. sliding backward in slot in side arms m. The radius of the curve of the back end of the slot is such' as to permit table to fold up and collapse as shown in Figs. 2 and 4 when legs are brought together.

The shelf 7 is a movable part of the table, connected to it by hinge ,z' and rod n, by which it may be moved between the guides lo into the position shown in Figs. 1, 3, 5 and 6, thus locking the legs apart. The dotted lines in Figs. 5 and 6 indicate shelf moved into position for the folding and collapsing of the table.

The drawing-board frame I) is attached to the table-frame c by hinges w or other suitable device, and maybe inclined in any position by means of ratchet h, as indicated in Figs. 8, 9 and 10. Ratchet h is attached to drawing-board frame I) and the table-frame c by pins :1: and y as shown in Figs. 7 and 8. The position of these pins is such as to permit ratchet h to assumepositions shown in Fig. 8, when frame 6 is in horizontal position. The easel rests 72 Figs. 7, 8, and 9 and 10 fold up within the-frame b and when opened ready for use, constitute with frame b the easel attachment of the collapsible folding table, as shown in Figs. 9 and 10.

Fig. 11 shows drawing-board plate 1' which when screwed to center point of under side of drawing-board (a) Fig. 1, or-connected in any other way to the board, constitutes the drawing-board revolving attachment. The slot or slots in lower end of atdrawing-board (a) is free to revolve.

The setscrew 25 Figs. 12, 13 and 14 when screwed into position, shown in Fig. 12, prevents the removal of drawing-board and allows sufficient play in the Vertical movement of attachment 1' to permit the revolving adjustments of drawing-board above mentioned. Setscrews :3 ma also. be screwed into hole 2, Figs. 11 an the drawing-board permanently in a set position.

I claim: 1. In a folding table, the combination 0 a table frame provided with side pieces,

pairs of pivoted legs of which one of each pair is pivotally connected with the side pieces and the other is slidabl connected with the side pieces, a drawing oard frame hinged to the front of the said table frame and adapted to overlie the same, a shelf slidable sidewise underneath the said table frame, and fixed guideways on one pair of the said legs and adapted to be engaged by 12, thus securing wagers the said shelf at the time the shelf is moved outward to lock the legs against closing and to locate the shelf to one side of the said table frame and in a plane lower than that of the drawin board frame.

2. In a foldlng table, the combination of a table frame, a drawing board mounted thereon, pairs of pivoted legs pivotally connected with the said table frame, a shelf slidable sidewise underneath the said table frame, and fixed guidewa s on a pair of the said legs and adapted to e engaged by-the said shelf at the time the shelf is moved outward to lock the legs against closing and to locate the shelf to one side of the said table frame and in plane lower than that of the drawing board frame.

3. In a folding table, the combination of a table frame provided with slotted side pieces, pairs of pivoted legs, of which one of each said table frame, a rod, connecting the upper ends of the other legs of the said pairs of legs with each other, the rod extending through the said slots, a shelf underneath the said table frame and having a sliding connection with the said rod, and bearings on one pair of legs and adapted to be engaged by the said shelf on sliding the latter outward in a sidewise direction to lock the legs against closing and to locate the shelf to one side of the table frame.

LOUIS S. COZZENS.

- Witnesses:

CHARLES E. Cozznns, RACHEL H. BROWN.

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